Mark Borkowski – Son Of Barnum review: ‘The Standard’ 12 August 2004
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Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far the first review in todays Scotsman
SCOTSMAN http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/reviews.cfm?id=925692004 Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far KATE COPSTICK ASSEMBLY ROOMS (Venue 3) “I AM not,” says the cherubically charming Mark Borkowski, “a PR guru. I am a publicist.” But not a practitioner of what, in his final, admirably hard-hitting section, he calls “the art of the dark publicist”. Borkowski is Gandalf to […]
PR stunts: an expert's guide
PR stunts: an expert’s guide How do you sell tickets to your show? Make up a strange, tragic story and then sell it to the press. Mark Borkowski explains Myths and legends abound about who did what to promote which show at the Edinburgh Fringe. You can get away with things during these three weeks […]
Experts' verdict on Faria's TV tears
Mark Borkowski, head of the Borkowski PR agency, praised the way Ms Alam’s public image had been handled and the way she came across. “The programme obviously really wanted the chance to interview her, so the situation could be managed to her advantage,” Mr Borkowski said. “Any time there was a difficult question the way […]
'Me' generation takes Fringe by storm
‘Me’ generation takes Fringe by storm Real-life tales of success, excess and misfortune are taking over this year, irking professional comics Other unlikely Fringe performers whose talks draw heavily on their own lives are Simon Donald, the co-creator of Viz comic, leading PR man Mark Borkowski, American news anchor Bob Wiltfong, and Colin Hay, the […]
More rambling about the FA
GIBSON’S lesson for PRs on how not to score own goals Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … Mark Borkowski, another celebrity publicist, says the horsetrading tends to be more common in City, showbusiness, politics and features, where the journalists … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/05/nmed05.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/05/ixhome.html
Ideas man championing former PR geniuses such as Jim Moran. who once sold a fridge to an Eskimo.
There’s no such thing as bad publicity AIDAN SMITH T WAS another go-on-impress-me day on the Festival desk of the Edinburgh Evening News and, really, for a hack of such tender years, I was carrying far too much cynicism in the pockets of my copy of a Paul Smith pinstriped double-breaster. These were the 1980s […]
His one-man show, Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far, runs at the Assembly Rooms from August 10. He recounts great publicity stunts
Edinburgh festival: Let�s talk about me now Real people are invading the stages with their life stories, says Stephen Armstrong Mark Borkowski, on the other hand, has a very successful career as one of the country�s top publicists. His one-man show, Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far, runs at the Assembly Rooms from August […]
CIA's favorite PR firm, "the Rendon Group is playing a major behind-the-scenes role at the Democratic National Convention
CIA’S FAVORITE PR FIRM, RENDON GROUP, ROCKS THE DNC http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0726rendon.htm The CIA’s favorite PR firm, “the Rendon Group is playing a major behind-the-scenes role at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, arranging first-time/real-time video broadcasts each morning to each of the 56 caucuses, serving as the event’s project manager, and coordinating 20 convention-related events, Rick […]
Son of Barnum continues
Mark Borkowski, Publicist Borkowski, who staged the biggest custard-pie fight ever in the Millennium Dome (3,312 pies in two minutes), has set himself a challenge on a par with making a romance about estate agents. His one-man show will proclaim that we should think of publicists as heroes. Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far […]
Will the new ad channel work?
AFTER the break … another break: a new channel for advertisement … Independent – London,England,UK … Mark Borkowski, a media analyst and expert on the advertising industry, predicted last night that the channel would be a “five-minute wonder”. … http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=544146
CLIFF RICHARD! NOT QUITE WHAT I CLAIMED
Jim Moran once said “There is nothing more dismal than a fact!” so in this morning’s Scotland on Sunday was the following news story by Aidan Smith: Sir Cliff’s Wimbledon singalong was all a PR stunt… DEPENDING on your tastes, it was a golden moment in the history of British music or a cringe-making aural […]
EDINBURGH FRINGE: a walk down memory lane
Ian Shuttleworth’s review of Taboo featuring Pink & Squeezy conceived by Dexter Augustus, August 1992 Gimmicks, gimmicks, gimmicks. Everyone needs gimmicks to get their show noticed among the 1100 here on the Fringe… and just about everyone has one. It might just be a good review blurb on their leaflet… “Nominated for the Independent Award,” […]
Marriage stunt was one of the best
Marriage stunt was one of the best BRMB’s infamous Two Strangers and a Wedding competition was among the best ever radio publicity stunts, an industry expert told the Radio Festival in Birmingham yesterday. The on-air marriage of Greg Cordell and Carla Germaine in 1999 had all the ingredients to attract extra listeners and revenue to […]
COME IN, BIRMINGHAM: ARE YOU RECEIVING ME?
Chrysalis Radio’s chief exec Phil Riley had me in the hot seat on stage at The Radio Academy’s annual festival yesterday, in front of radio’s great & gross. On the topic “Improperganda – Wild, Wicked and Worth it?” we cheered everyone up with tales of great radio publicity stunts and included a rare appearance by […]
I once hired a real ghostbuster
Andrew Green Andrew Green, who has died aged 76, was pursuing a blameless existence as a freelance parapsychologist, secular exorcist and author of such classics as Ghost Hunting: A Practical Guide, when, in April 1996, he was plucked out of obscurity to investigate reports of paranormal sightings at the Royal Albert Hall.
HAS BECKS FALLEN OFF THE BRAND-WAGON?
HAS BECKS FALLEN OFF THE BRAND-WAGON? Is Goldenballs slip-sliding into a brand pariah? Until recently David Beckham�s seductive face could re brand and save the planet (and, had they been quick, Dasani too). But today it�s looking like Goldenballs can�t even flog Golden Syrup.
All you need is luvvies
The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK One of the hottest tickets looks to be the appearance of publicist Mark Borkowski, who after years of thrusting others into the public eye will tread the … http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=738442004